Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 15, 2013

ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-35319   04-2921333
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File No.)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1601 Trapelo Road, Suite 170

Waltham, Massachusetts

  02451
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(781) 663-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 15, 2013, ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. (the “Registrant”) reported its results of operations for its fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended July 31, 2013. A copy of the press release issued by the Registrant concerning the foregoing results is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained herein and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing, unless expressly incorporated by specific reference to such filing. The information in this report, including the exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release dated October 15, 2013


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc.
Date: October 15, 2013     By:   /s/ Steven G. Crane
     

Name:

Title:

 

Steven G. Crane

Chief Financial Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

News Release

MODUSLINK GLOBAL SOLUTIONS REPORTS 2013 FOURTH

QUARTER AND FISCAL YEAR FINANCIAL RESULTS

WALTHAM, Mass., October 15, 2013 – ModusLink Global Solutions™, Inc. (NASDAQ: MLNK) today reported financial results for its 2013 fourth quarter and fiscal year ended July 31, 2013. Results for those periods are summarized in the following paragraphs. An annual report on Form 10-K for the period can be accessed through www.moduslink.com.

Fourth Quarter Financial Summary and Supplemental Information

 

    Net revenue of $181.0 million, an increase of 4.5%, compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012
    Gross margin of 11.1%, compared to 6.6% in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012; improvement reflects favorable revenue mix, actions to reduce costs and other items
    SG&A expenses of $19.8 million, a 29.2% reduction, compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 primarily due to lower employee related costs and professional fees
    Operating loss of $5.7 million, including restructuring charges of $5.7 million, compared to operating loss of $18.1 million, including restructuring charges of $1.2 million, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012
    Adjusted EBITDA of $7.7 million, compared to $(5.0) million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012
    Net loss of $8.8 million, or $0.17 per share, compared with net loss of $20.2 million, or $0.46 per share, in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012
    During fiscal 2013, the Company reduced the number of full time employees from approximately 3,870 to 3,250, a reduction of 16%

ModusLink reported net revenue of $181.0 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, compared to net revenue of $173.1 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012. Operating loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 was $5.7 million, compared to operating loss of $18.1 million in the fourth quarter of the previous year. Net loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 was $8.8 million, or $0.17 per share, which included net loss from discontinued operations of $6 thousand. Net loss for the fourth quarter of the previous year was $20.2 million, or $0.46 per share, which included net loss from discontinued operations of $5.3 million, or $0.12 per share.

The increase in revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 was primarily driven by higher revenue from a program for a consumer electronics client and an


aftermarket services program related to the repair and refurbishment of mobile devices. The reduced operating loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 was primarily due to improved gross margin, which was favorably impacted by (a) improved revenue mix, (b) the effects of actions taken by the Company to reduce cost, (c) the recognition of previously deferred revenue for a client program, which increased revenue by $1.6 million and gross margin by 80 basis points and (d) gross margin for the fourth quarter of the prior year included a previously disclosed $3.6 million inventory write-off related to a canceled client program, which negatively impacted gross margin by 210 basis points for the period. Also contributing to the reduced operating loss for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 was a 29.2% decline in selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A), which was primarily due to lower employee related costs and professional fees.

Both gross margin and SG&A expenses for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013 benefited from the Company’s actions to reduce capacity and costs during the year. Among those actions were the consolidation of two significant facilities and several non-strategic sites in the U.S. and Europe, as well as a 16% reduction in workforce, which declined from approximately 3,870 full time employees to approximately 3,250 during fiscal 2013.

ModusLink reported Adjusted EBITDA of $7.7 million for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $(5.0) million for the same period in fiscal 2012. EBITDA represents earnings before interest, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization, and Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA excluding certain items. Please refer to the non-GAAP information and table reconciling the Company’s Adjusted EBITDA to its GAAP net income/(loss) below.

For fiscal year 2013, net revenue was $754.5 million, compared to net revenue of $713.9 in the previous year. Operating loss for fiscal 2013 was $28.2 million, compared to operating loss of $34.9 million in fiscal 2012. Net loss for fiscal 2013 was $40.4 million, or $0.86 per share, which included net loss from discontinued operations of $1.0 million, or $0.02 per share. Net loss for the previous year was $38.1 million, or $0.87 per share, which included net loss from discontinued operations of $10.5 million, or $0.24 per share. ModusLink reported Adjusted EBITDA of $15.2 million for fiscal 2013, compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $5.2 million for fiscal 2012.

On January 11, 2013, the Company sold its Tech for Less (“TFL”) operations. Revenue and results from continuing operations exclude the results of TFL, which have been reclassified to discontinued operations in the Company’s statements of operations for all periods.

About ModusLink Global Solutions

ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: MLNK) executes comprehensive supply chain and logistics services that improve clients’ revenue, cost, sustainability and customer experience objectives. ModusLink is a trusted and integrated provider to the world’s leading companies in consumer electronics, communications, computing, medical devices, software and retail. The Company’s operating infrastructure annually supports more than $80 billion of its

 

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clients’ revenue and manages approximately 451 million product shipments through more than 25 sites across North America, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region. For details on ModusLink’s flexible and scalable solutions visit www.moduslink.com and www.valueunchained.com, the blog for supply chain professionals.

Non-GAAP Information

In addition to the financial measures prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, the Company uses Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, to assess its performance. EBITDA represents earnings before interest, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization. We define Adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA excluding the effects of professional fees associated with our SEC inquiry and financial restatement, strategic alternatives and other professional fees, the settlement of the TFL acquisition escrow, executive severance and employee retention, restructuring, share-based compensation, impairments of goodwill and long-lived assets, other non-operating gains or losses, net, equity in losses of affiliates and impairments, and discontinued operations.

We believe that providing Adjusted EBITDA to investors is useful as this measure provides important supplemental information of our performance to investors and permits investors and management to evaluate the operating performance of our core supply chain business. We use Adjusted EBITDA in internal forecasts and models when establishing internal operating budgets, supplementing the financial results and forecasts reported to our Board of Directors, determining a component of incentive compensation for executive officers and other key employees based on operating performance and evaluating short-term and long-term operating trends in our core supply chain business. We believe that the Adjusted EBITDA financial measure assists in providing an enhanced understanding of our underlying operational measures to manage the core supply chain business, to evaluate performance compared to prior periods and the marketplace, and to establish operational goals. We believe that these non-GAAP financial adjustments are useful to investors because they allow investors to evaluate the effectiveness of the methodology and information used by management in our financial and operational decision making.

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information provided in accordance with U.S. GAAP. This non-GAAP financial measure may not be computed in the same manner as similarly titled measures used by other companies.

A table reconciling the Company’s EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to its GAAP net income/(loss), is included in this release.

ModusLink Global Solutions is a registered trademark of ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. All other company names and products are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

This release contains forward-looking statements, which address a variety of subjects. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including without limitation, those with respect to the Company’s goals, plans, expectations and strategies set forth herein are forward-looking statements. The following important factors and uncertainties, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements: the Company’s ability to execute on its business strategy, including its cost reduction plans and the

 

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continued and increased demand for and market acceptance of its services, which could negatively affect the Company’s ability to meet its revenue, operating income and cost savings targets, maintain and improve its cash position, expand its operations and revenue, lower its costs, improve its gross margins, reach and sustain profitability, reach its long-term objectives and operate optimally; uncertainties and volatility relating to global economic conditions, especially in the technology sector; unanticipated declines in, or failure to achieve the anticipated levels of, the demand for our clients’ products; potential strains on managerial and operational resources resulting from expanded operations; failure to realize expected benefits of restructuring and cost-cutting actions; inability to expand operations in accordance with the Company’s business strategy; insufficient cash balances that could prevent the Company from meeting business or investment goals; difficulties integrating technologies, operations and personnel in accordance with the Company’s business strategy; customer losses; demand variability in supply chain management clients, to which the Company sells on a purchase order basis rather than pursuant to contracts with minimum purchase requirements; risks inherent with conducting international operations; changes in tax rates in jurisdictions where profits are determined to be earned and taxed; changes in estimates of tax credits, benefits and deductions; unfavorable resolution of issues arising from tax audits with various tax authorities, including payment of interest and penalties and the ability to realize deferred tax assets; adverse conditions in the mergers and acquisitions or IPO markets, which could prevent liquidity for securities in the Company’s venture capital portfolio; and increased competition and technological changes in the markets in which the Company competes. For a detailed discussion of cautionary statements that may affect the Company’s future results of operations and financial results, please refer to the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. Forward-looking statements represent management’s current expectations and are inherently uncertain. We do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements made by us.

Contact:

Robert Joyce

781-663-5120

ir@moduslink.com

 

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ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     July 31,
2013
     July 31,
2012
 
Assets:      

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 77,916       $ 52,369   

Available-for-sale securities

     61         131   

Accounts receivable, net

     142,098         148,931   

Inventories, net

     61,322         83,990   

Prepaid and other current assets

     9,689         10,466   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     291,086         295,887   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

     34,290         40,772   

Investments in affiliates

     7,970         10,803   

Goodwill

     3,058         3,058   

Intangible assets, net

     1,764         2,897   

Other assets

     5,528         5,465   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 343,696       $ 358,882   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Liabilities:      

Current portion of capital lease obligations

   $ 98       $ 73   

Accounts payable

     110,148         110,520   

Accrued restructuring

     4,670         1,724   

Accrued expenses

     34,748         41,753   

Other current liabilities

     26,157         26,778   

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

     610         1,528   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     176,431         182,376   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-term portion of accrued restructuring

     494         —     

Long-term portion of capital leases obligations

     303         69   

Other long-term liabilities

     9,563         11,012   

Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations

     —           293   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 186,791       $ 193,750   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Stockholders' equity:      
     156,905         165,132   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 343,696       $ 358,882   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended July 31,     Twelve months ended July 31,  
     2013     2012     Fav
(Unfav)
    2013     2012     Fav
(Unfav)
 

Net revenue

   $ 181,001      $ 173,129        4.5   $ 754,504      $ 713,947        5.7

Cost of revenue

     160,908        161,679        0.5     680,134        645,388        (5.4 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     20,093        11,450        75.5     74,370        68,559        8.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     11.1     6.6     4.5     9.9     9.6     0.3

Operating expenses:

            

Selling, general and administrative

     19,823        28,001        29.2     86,972        94,737        8.2

Amortization of intangible assets

     281        284        1.1     1,133        1,139        0.5

Impairment of goodwill & long-lived assets

     —          —            —          1,128        100.0

Restructuring, net

     5,664        1,219        (364.6 %)      14,497        6,416        (126.0 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     25,768        29,504        12.7     102,602        103,420        0.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating loss

     (5,675     (18,054     68.6     (28,232     (34,861     19.0

Other income (expense)

     (1,356     5,145        (126.4 %)      (7,319     10,288        (171.1 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations before taxes

     (7,031     (12,909     45.5     (35,551     (24,573     (44.7 %) 

Income tax expense (benefit)

     1,804        1,986        9.2     3,779        3,035        (24.5 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

     (8,835     (14,895     40.7     (39,330     (27,608     (42.5 %) 

Discontinued operations, net of income taxes:

            

Loss from discontinued operations

     (6     (5,346     99.9     (1,025     (10,500     90.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (8,841   $ (20,241     56.3   $ (40,355   $ (38,108     (5.9 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per share:

            

Loss from continuing operations

   $ (0.17   $ (0.34     49.5   $ (0.84   $ (0.63     (33.0 %) 

Loss from discontinued operations

     (0.00     (0.12     99.9     (0.02     (0.24     90.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (0.17   $ (0.46     62.8   $ (0.86   $ (0.87     1.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shares used in computing basic loss per share

     51,421        43,811          46,654        43,565     
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

Shares used in computing diluted loss per share

     51,421        43,811          46,654        43,565     
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   


ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations Information by Operating Segment

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended     Twelve months ended  
     July 31,
2013
    July 31,
2012
    July 31,
2013
    July 31,
2012
 

Net revenue:

        

Americas

   $ 72,353      $ 62,105      $ 268,490      $ 249,940   

Asia

     48,099        50,374        212,963        218,880   

Europe

     48,522        52,299        237,222        211,319   

All other

     12,027        8,351        35,829        33,808   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net revenue

   $ 181,001      $ 173,129      $ 754,504      $ 713,947   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss):

        

Americas

   $ 1,590      $ (7,848   $ (230   $ (14,108

Asia

     6,462        3,234        22,841        21,450   

Europe

     (8,512     (2,735     (22,091     (15,718

All other

     605        256        349        634   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total segment operating income (loss)

     145        (7,093     869        (7,742

Other reconciling items

     (5,820     (10,961     (29,101     (27,119
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating loss

   $ (5,675   $ (18,054   $ (28,232   $ (34,861
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP operating income (loss):

        

Americas

   $ 2,792      $ (5,768   $ 5,708      $ (7,675

Asia

     8,474        4,456        30,230        26,811   

Europe

     (2,185     (1,649     (7,679     (6,061

All other

     1,031        1,091        2,920        2,941   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total segment non-GAAP operating income (loss)

     10,112        (1,870     31,179        16,016   

Other reconciling items

     (5,468     (10,741     (27,355     (25,284
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-GAAP operating income (loss)

   $ 4,644      $ (12,611   $ 3,824      $ (9,268
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


ModusLink Global Solutions, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Reconciliation of Selected Non-GAAP Measures to GAAP Measures

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

NON-GAAP OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) TO GAAP OPERATING LOSS AND NET LOSS1

 

     Three months ended     Twelve months ended  
     July 31,
2013
    July 31,
2012
    July 31,
2013
    July 31,
2012
 

Non-GAAP operating income (loss)

   $ 4,644      $ (12,611   $ 3,824      $ (9,268

Depreciation

     (3,907     (3,357     (14,118     (13,920

Amortization of intangible assets

     (281     (284     (1,133     (1,139

Impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets

     —          —          —          (1,128

Share-based compensation

     (467     (583     (2,308     (2,990

Restructuring, net

     (5,664     (1,219     (14,497     (6,416
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

GAAP operating loss

   $ (5,675   $ (18,054   $ (28,232   $ (34,861

Other income (expense), net

     (1,356     5,145        (7,319     10,288   

Income tax (expense) benefit

     (1,804     (1,986     (3,779     (3,035

Loss from discontinued operations

     (6     (5,346     (1,025     (10,500
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

   $ (8,841   $ (20,241   $ (40,355   $ (38,108
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET LOSS TO EBITDA AND ADJUSTED EBITDA2

        
     Three months ended     Twelve months ended  
     July 31,
2013
    July 31,
2012
    July 31,
2013
    July 31,
2012
 

Net loss

   $ (8,841   $ (20,241   $ (40,355   $ (38,108

Interest income

     (71     (70     (300     (380

Interest expense

     88        95        612        373   

Income tax expense

     1,804        1,986        3,779        3,035   

Depreciation

     3,907        3,357        14,118        13,920   

Amortization of intangible assets

     281        284        1,133        1,139   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

   $ (2,832   $ (14,589   $ (21,013   $ (20,021

SEC inquiry and financial restatement costs

     2,522        3,096        10,761        3,114   

Strategic alternatives and other professional fees

     35        977        1,270        9,686   

Settlement of TFL acquisition escrow

     —          —          —          (3,399

Executive severance and employee retention

     154        2,111        1,417        2,111   

Restructuring

     5,664        1,219        14,497        6,416   

Share-based compensation

     467        583        2,308        2,990   

Impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets

     —          —          —          1,128   

Other non-operating (gains) losses, net

     208        (4,056     592        (11,442

Equity in losses of affiliates and impairments

     1,430        284        4,365        4,109   

Discontinued operations

     6        5,346        1,025        10,500   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 7,654      $ (5,029   $ 15,222      $ 5,192   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

1 The Company defines non-GAAP operating income (loss) as total operating income (loss) excluding net charges related to depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets, share-based compensation and restructuring.

2 The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) excluding net charges related to interest income, interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, SEC inquiry and restatement costs, strategic alternatives and other professional fees, settlement of TFL acquisition escrow, executive severance and employee retention, restructuring, share-based compensation, impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets, other non-operating (gains) losses, net, equity in losses of affiliates and impairments and discontinued operations.